Herb Vollmer
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| Born | February 15, 1895 New York City, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | November 8, 1961 (aged 66) New York City, United States | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Herbert "Herb" Eberhard Jordan Vollmer (February 15, 1895–November 8, 1961) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in New York City, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.[1]
In 1920 he was a member of the American team in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played three matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the American water polo team. He played all five matches and scored three goals.[2]
In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3][4]
See also[edit]
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References[edit]
- ^ "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association swimming guide" (PDF). Spalding's Athletic Library (361). New York: American Sports Publishing: 124. 1915. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Herb Vollmer". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Herbert E Vollmer (1976)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Herb Vollmer at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Herb Vollmer at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Herb Vollmer at Olympics.com
- Herb Vollmer at Olympedia
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- 1895 births
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- Stuyvesant High School alumni
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- American water polo Olympic medalist stubs